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Adopting a child is not only a great kindness. It is also a chance to cultivate greatness in an individual.

The Lamb's newest addition will be a baby boy from a relative in New Mexico.

The Davises began their journey toward adoption by first considering becoming foster parents.

Lori said her friends told her they were either "saints or nuts" to think about adopting three young girls.

the Roysters are committed to doing everything in their control to secure Andrew a bright future.

As Moya settled in to his new home, the family decided they wanted to adopt him.

The occasion was the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington’s second annual dinner for the Grandparents Support Network.

It wasn't until Tanya Brunett, a counselor at Casa Pacifica, decided to intervene that Dedria's life turned around.

The Rolph family decided to foster as a way to help other children and families.

Campbell had to be trained as a foster parent before she could take Keisha home.

Last year, Sharon Cook’s Greenville-based office, which includes Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties, oversaw 236 adoptions.

Managing a family with so many children is kind of like running a business, although you run it with love and patience, Roberta said.

For foster parents, concurrent planning means they may face an emotional roller-coaster ride.

Three days in, on Tristan’s birthday January 27, Jennifer got the call that he was theirs if they wanted him.

The Conover couple recently adopted two sisters, increasing their family to five children.

Some, like Janelle and Jasmine, have been with Mennonite families for years and ultimately adopted.

It was more than a decade ago when Steve and Karen decided to attend classes for interested participants in Iowa’s foster care and adoption system.

Lisa and John decided on adoption after realizing that they were unable to become biological parents.

Once Dawn and Cathy Thomas received their adoptive license in 2009, they started the child-matching process.

Medical complications brought the 4-pound boy into the world two months early, thrusting the Bennetts into a premature-birth adoption.